LENA AND THE DEEP SOUL "BURN"

Léna and The Deep Soul agrippe les hanches, dégrippe les articulations, agite pieds et mains. "Free your mind and your ass will follow", comme disait l'autre. C'est de funk dont il s'agit, canal historique, avec George Clinton comme figure tutélaire. Son Mothership ne cesse d'accoucher une nation (under a groove) de funkateers parmi lesquels Léna and The Deep Soul forme un commando de choc. Avec ses propres armes, le couteau entre les dents : un fantastique gang de sept musiciens rodés à la scène, des compositions originales chargées de soul, des orchestrations qui combinent le foisonnement psyché des 70's et le clinquant discoïde des 80's, des solos qui claquent, des jams qui nous mettent la fièvre. Et Léna : l'âme, la voix, l'énergie, le glamour; la foi chevillée dans le groove. I Want to Funk U, chante Lena and The Deep Soul, mais ne prenez pas peur : ça pulse, ça tourne, c'est jouissif et ça ne fait pas mal, c'est même pour votre bien. LENA AND THE DEEP SOUL
 

CHARLIE FAYE "YOU WERE FINE, YOU WEREN'T EVEN LONELY

Sometimes, it takes a breakup to make a great album. Just ask Charlie Faye, who split up with her longtime partner, Will Sexton, during the creation of her latest record. Soldiering forward while their relationship crumbled, the two co-wrote most of the album together, taking the opportunity to put into music the things they couldn’t put into words.It’s not the happiest album you’ll hear this summer, but You Were Fine, You Weren’t Even Lonely (out August 6) does find a way to make heartbreak beautiful. It doesn’t hurt that Faye has an A-list backing band at her disposal, including players like Greg Leisz and Jay Bellerose. On “It’s a Fighter,” she sings about a war-torn heart while the others back her up, adding brushed percussion, light guitar and Rhodes to the mix.“‘It’s A Fighter’ is a song about doing battle with your own heart — and ultimately, losing the fight,” Faye tells us. It’ll lead you down some crazy paths, it might have some stupid, self-defeating ideas and try to drag you down along with it… you can try to fight it with reason, but the odds are against you — the heart almost always wins.” Charlie Faye
 

LADY DAISEY "IN MY HEADPHONES"

Lady Daisey (Daisey Traynham - Brooklyn, NY) is a soul/funk singer who spent her childhood touring the U.S. with her parent’s band. Raised on the road, home-schooled and surrounded by music, it was natural for her to blossom into the artist that she is. Since then, she’s been following her musical path and developed her own playful style, ranging from sultry love songs to powerhouse feel-good old-school soul. Lady Daisey has played venues and festivals around the globe, spreading her message of love and positivity, soulfully presented over head noddin' Batsauce beats. A small woman with a huge voice, Lady Daisey is sure to grab the attention and steal the hearts of everyone within ear's reach.Daisey’s music career started in Jacksonville, Florida. In addition to singing lead for a few local pop/rock cover bands, she also performed solo acoustic guitar sets, writing her own songs, in search of her own sound. In 2002, she met Batsauce (producer/husband). His influence and dedication sent Daisey in a new direction. His beats and production, together with her unique and soulful vocals, developed a loyal following gaining recognition in local press and media. The husband/wife duo paired up with Paten Locke (aka Therapy, from Asamov) and formed the Smile Rays in 2005, releasing albums on Rawkus, 6-Hole, Jakarta and Subcontact. After recording a track with George Clinton and being selected as Rawkus 50 artists, they quickly won the hearts of the indie hip hop scene. They toured and played festivals throughout Europe, which propelled Lady Daisey to the next chapter of her musical career, releasing “In My Pocket” (bbe) and now finishing her second album “In My Headphones” (bbe). LADY DAISEY
 

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THE CAPTAIN LEGENDARY BAND "TCLB LIVE"

TCLB Live has been a long time in the making for The Captain Legendary Band. Since it's inception, fans have enjoyed the band's sometimes rowdy and always entertaining live shows. Winning the Academy of Texas Music's "Live Band of the Year" award in 2010 solidified TCLB as one of the premier live acts in the South. With the awards and vigorous touring schedule came the clamoring for a live record from fans old and new. With the support of The Captain Legendary Band's loyal fan base, the group pulled off a two set fan appreciation extravaganza that just happened to be recorded. The band put on two shows, one acoustic, and one electric to a packed house at the historic "Firehouse Saloon" in Houston, TX. It included many of the band's fan favorites along with several new songs that are soon to be standards as well. Throw in the engineering magic of Grammy winner Adam Odor and you have TCLB Live. It really is like you were there! THE CAPTAIN LEGENDARY BAND
 

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JJ GREY & MOFRO " THIS RIVER"

JJ Grey is from Jacksonville, Florida. He made his recording debut in 2001 with Blackwater, following up in 2004 with Lochloosa (both albums reissued by Alligator). In 2007 Grey released his Alligator debut, Country Ghetto, followed by 2008's Orange Blossoms. With the release of 2010's Georgia Warhorse, Grey stepped further into the mainstream view with the AAA radio breakout single The Sweetest Thing. In 2011 the full fury of the band's live show was captured on the live CD/DVD Brighter Days.JJ has played countless festivals, including Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Wakarusa, Austin City Limits Festival, Byron Bay Blues Festival (Australia), Montreal Jazz Festival and Fuji Rock (Japan). Over the course of his career, Grey has shared stages with the likes of Lenny Kravitz, B.B. King, The Allman Brothers Band, The Black Crowes, Los Lobos, Jeff Beck, Ben Harper, Booker T. Jones, Mavis Staples and many others. In 2011 the band extensively toured the UK. That same year, back in the U.S.A., Grey embarked on his first-ever solo tour, playing packed-to-capacity clubs. The band returned to Europe in 2012, playing multiple dates in the UK, Germany and The Netherlands. Grey and his band, who continue to play over 125 shows a year, will return to Europe in 2013.JJ's songs have appeared in film and network television including House, Flashpoint, Crash, Friday Night Lights, The Glades, The Deadliest Catch and the film The Hoot. In November 2009, JJ wrote his first film score for the critically-acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning documentary The Good Soldier, that appeared in theatres and on Bill Moyers Journal on PBS. In 2010, JJ played piano, sang and contributed a song (The Wrong Side) to Buckwheat Zydeco's Grammy-winning Alligator Records album Lay Your Burden Down. JJ als appears on Shemekia Copeland's Grammy-nominated 2012 CD 33 1/3. JJ GREY MOFRO
 

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SLOWLY ROLLING "CAMERA"

Slowly Rolling Camera, a new project that teams pianist-composer Dave Stapleton, producer Deri Roberts, vocalist-lyricist Dionne Bennett and drummer Elliot Bennett, is proof positive that some of the most interesting work often arises from a meeting of many minds. The result is music that has distinct echoes of the ‘invisible soundtracks’ of UK progressives Cinematic Orchestra and Portishead as well as the polychrome textures of maverick Scandinavian artists like Sigor Ros and Oddarrang. The intricate deployment of glowing keyboard colours and shifting rhythmic patterns imbues tracks such as Temptation and Eight Days In with the kind of stark atmospheres that often define the best scores for both big and small screen. Stapleton’s keyboards and Elliot Bennett’s drums create a wide range of sharp, often crunching timbres that are augmented by Roberts’ artful electronic washes, but it is the presence of guest players, double bassist Jasper Hoiby, guitarist Chris Montague and saxophonist Mark Lockheart that significantly enriches the sound palette. These greatly respected figures in British jazz contribute a heavy, bulky low end, eerie, crackling chords and crystalline solos that make for much more than a cut ‘n’ paste studio session. Their attention to detail is great. SLOWLY ROLLING
 

TUBA SKINNY "PYRAMID STRUT"

Formed in in 2009, Tuba Skinny has steadily evolved from a loose collection of street musicians into a solid ensemble dedicated to bringing the traditional New Orleans sound to audiences around the world. Drawing on a wide range of musical influences—from spirituals to Depression-era blues, from ragtime to traditional jazz—their sound evokes the rich musical heritage of their New Orleans home. The band has gained a loyal following through their distinctive sound, their commitment to reviving long-lost songs, and their barnstorming live performances. We are happy to say that our newest album "Pyramid Strut" is finally complete. Recorded this past March in Tasmania, complete with 15 songs, 2 new original compositions by the band, and artwork by Shaye.  Thanks for your patience!  Hard copies are available now from The Louisiana Music Factory or at any of our shows.  TUBA SKINNY
 

KARL DENSON'S TINY UNIVERSE "NEW AMMO"

Karl Denson and his longstanding band of brothers known as the Tiny Universe are finally back with their fourth studio effort entitled “New Ammo“. The bands ”invigorated orchestral approach inspired by the gritty, funk-fueled soundtracks of 1970s’ cinema” is found all over the record – which also features a number of special guests, including frequent Denson collaborators Robert Walter (keyboard) and Mike Dillon (vibes and percussion) as well as Anthony Smith and singer Nicki Bluhm on the album’s first single ‘My Baby‘.While the band looked to move forward from the roots-oriented sounds of 2009′s “Brother’s Keeper“, they also looked back even further to do so attempting to catch the vibes of earlier Tiny Universe records for “New Ammo“. On shaping the new albums sound, Denson recalls “My approach has always been that we’re a dance band that dips into the jazz realm; It’s pretty much still the same, but things change as you listen to more music which develops your artistic outlook on things. So along with our regular funk fare, we’re trying to orchestrate up a bit, with music, art and thought being our new ammunition.”

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KEKNYUL "THE WIND PLAYS ME"

Kéknyúl Hammond Band (Blue Rabbit) started off in 2008 as an instrumental formation, mostly so that keyboard player Mátyás Premecz (Barabás Lőrinc Eklektriknek, The Qualitons) should have an opportunity to wheel out his 60 year old Hammond organ. The band took a slightly new direction when actor and singer Andrew Hefler joined the group, and the band’s first studio album The Wind Plays Me was born. With the addition of his voice and more brass this new album has a more new-soul-jazz-funk flavour. Hard to define, impossible not to like. Kéknyúl Hammond Band plays in a unique setup in Hungary, the Hammond organ takes the lead and bass, drum, guitar and an impressive brass section perform original works. KEKNYUL BAND